Melbourne Business School

Women in leadership: Appearance vs track record

Melbourne Business School

Show Notes

Sometimes seen as trouble-makers because they often challenge the status quo, research by Amanda Sinclair and Christine Nixon shows women leaders are often judged by their appearance not their track record.

Amanda Sinclair and Christine Nixon are authors of a new book 'Women Leading'. Amanda is an author, researcher, consultant and Professorial Fellow at Melbourne Business School. Christine was Victorian Chief Police Commissioner from 2001 to 2009 and is Deputy Chancellor of Monash University.

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